Mrs. Nannie Kelley Wright
was the sole proprietress of the Center Furnace which is
shown above.
Statistics
Year Built
1836
Blew
Out
Early
1900
Built By
William Carpenter
Others
Daily Tonnage
16
Location
Elizabeth Township,
off route 93 and on county road 41.
Remains
None known.
Note:
This furnace had a woman for its Iron Master
during its last operations. Nanny Kelly was
probably the only woman Iron Master in the U.S.
and possibly the world. Many of her things are in
the Lawrence County Historical Museum in Ironton.
